Le Goff Leads 888Poker London Live High Roller Day 1
After 37 entries and 10 re-entries, Eric Le Goff leads the field after a fast and entertaining first day of High Roller action here at Aspers Casino in Stratford for the £2,000 High Roller event, part of the 888Poker London Live Festival.
Plenty of the field took advantage of the unlimited re-entry option until the end of Level 6. Michael Mizrachi and Tom Middleton got involved in a massive early pot as Mizrachi ended up with all of his opponent's chips with quad jacks to gasps from the watching rail.
Team 888Poker Pro Dominik Nitsche re-bought not once but twice, and still got unlucky when his pocket queens lost when all-in pre-flop against Elias Christodoulou's turned flush.
Mizrachi would eventually bust with queens too, all-in and at risk against Luke Hayward's pocket jacks, when a jack on the river sent the American to the rail. Other to fall late included Melanie Weisner and Kara Scott. Both Team 888Poker players got close to the final nine but couldn't find that little bit of luck when it was needed.
As it happened, Luke Hayward's stack of 436,000 was topped only be Le Goff, whose play on a table including such players as cash game pro Jamie Roberts, record tournament result winner Antonio 'The Magician' Esfandiari and EPT Main Event winner Tom Middleton.
Here are the full chip counts ahead of Day 2, which will resume at 3pm local time. Be sure to come back here before then, however, as Day 1a of the £880 888Poker London Live Main Event begins at 12 noon. We'll be back from the kick-off to bring you all the best action right here on Pokernews.
Overnight High Roller Day 1 Chip Counts:
| Player | Chips |
|---|---|
| Eric Le Goff | 444,000 |
| Luke Hayward | 436,000 |
| Robert Heidorn | 425,000 |
| Chris Moorman | 395,000 |
| Tom Middleton | 395,000 |
| Antonio Esfandiari | 287,000 |
| Jason Ross | 186,000 |
| Matas Cimbolas | 154000 |
| Jamie Roberts | 93,000 |